Lewis-Gregory Bride Weds Claude Lewis Jr at Midway Church
The wedding of Miss Wathlees Gregory to Claude Lewis Jr took place Tuesday June 18 at 7 pm at Midway Christian Church. Rev D B Gillespie officiated. The bride wore white with navy accessories and pink rose corsage. Maid of honor Iva Mae Parton and bridesmaid Betty Jane Laws attended. Best man was Charles Lowder. The bride, a McComas HS 1943 graduate, worked at Bluefield Sanitarium. the groom, son of Mr and Mrs C Lewis, attended local schools and works for C L Lowder Heating and Plumbing. The couple reside at 813 Carolina Avenue.
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W. F
Carolina
Wathlees Gregory
Claude Lewis, Jr
C.lewis
Hale Street
Midway Christian Church
D. B. Gillespie
Iva Mae Parton
Betty Jane Laws
Charles Lowder
McComas High School
Bluefield
Keystone Northfork Womans Club June Luncheon Speaker
The Keystone Northfork Woman's Club will hold its annual June luncheon at Northfork High School Tuesday at 1 PM. Rev. Warren T. Carr of Princeton will be the speaker.
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Keystone-Northfork Woman's Club
Northfork High School
Warren T. Carr
Princeton
Tice Gilliam Tice wedding unites Gilliam and Tice families
Miss Margaret Daniel Gilliam daughter of Mr and Mrs M W Gilliam of Tazewell Virginia and Mr John Philip Tice son of Mr and Mrs P A Tice of Darfork Kentucky wed at the Gilliam home on June 15 at 4 o clock The ceremony before Ferns and gladioli altar followed by a reception The bride wore a light blue gabardine suit and carried a white orchid The maid of honor Carolyn Keel wore a light blue dress The groom was attended by his father The couple left for an unannounced destination The bride is a graduate of Ward Belmont Junior College and Denison University The groom is a Davidson College graduate and a former U S Army captain awarded the Distinguished Service Cross the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
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Carolyn Keel
Detroit
Mich
Ward ‘Belmont Junior College
Nashville
Tenn
Denison University
Granville
Ohio
Kappa Alpha Theta
Tice
United Airlines
Davidson College
Davidson
N. C
Sigma Phi Epsilon
United States Army
Richlands Couple Wed in Simple Methodist Ceremony
Evelyn Lucille Short of Raven Virginia married Emil Wesley Nichols of Worcester Massachusetts in a 2 PM ceremony at Richlands Methodist Church. The bride, a Richlands High School graduate and Norfolk General nurse student, wore eyelet white with red rosebud corsage. Best man was Leycester Lankford. sister Frances Short attended. Nichols, recently discharged from the navy, will work in Worcester and visit Springfield before they settle there after her graduation.
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Richlands Methodist Church
Evelyn Lucille Short
W. B. Short
Raven, Va
Emil Wesley Nichols
Worchester
Mass
4Raedan Nichols
Springfield
P. Carriger
Frances Short
Leycester Lankford
Raven
Nichols
Richlands High School
Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk
Navy
em- Worchest _ Norton company
Hester
Niagara Falls
Bridal Party Named for Cole Spracher Wedding at Immanuel
Miss Mary Anne Cole announced plans for her marriage to Mr. David E. Spracher in a June 29 ceremony at Immanuel Lutheran church with Rev. Paul L. Roger officiating. Bridesmaids include Miss Jane Spracher and Miss Dorothy Ann Sutter, with Miss Margaret Cole maid of honor. Ring bearers and other attendants listed. soloist and organist named for nuptial music. Local relatives and guests noted in the report.
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Mary Anne Cole
David E. Spracher
D. B. Spracher
Bluefield
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Paul L. Roger
Margaret Cole
Jane Spracher
Washington, D
Ssidkestaethe
Dorothy Ann Sutter
Detroit
Mich
Miss Cole
William Reed
Kenneth Cole
Carlyle Cole
James Spracher
Litz Armbrister
Brenda Cole
Beckley
Ergir
Ten Cole
A 5
Mrs. C. G. Bass Attends Sister-in-law Funeral
Mrs. C. G. Bass of Bluefield Avenue returned from Statesville North Carolina where she attended the funeral of her sister in law Mrs. N P Hollar. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shrader were mentioned in relation to the notices.
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C. G. Bass
Bluefield Avenue
Statesville
N. C
N. P. Hollar
Herbert Shrader
The Jewel Box Retail Confidence and Local Trust
A reader recounts meeting Tommy Martin chasing a diamond ring for his girlfriend and notes his trust in Jewel Box for quality. The column argues customers stay loyal when told truthfully and can gain a square deal from trusted jewelers.
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Tommy Martin
Saas
Currence
Longines tops 1945 Neuchatel accuracy trials and wins prizes
Longines dominates the 1945 Neuchatel Government Observatory wristwatch accuracy trials concluding in December earning the top prize for best watch. The company collected 20 prizes this year highlighting manufacturing improvements and ongoing innovation by Longines engineers and craftsmen. In unrelated local notes the Jewel Box store in Bluefield praises employees Juanita Higgins and the Bramwell High School senior class ads veteran, detailing Juanita’s decade with Jewel Box and her progression to assistant manager.
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Neuchatel
Longines
Ene Ee Cee
Bluefield
Julius
Ann
Alfred Land
Juanita Higgins
Golly
Juanita
Jewel Box
Bramwell High School
Hig School
Survey Finds High Share of Gifts Bought by Men
A recent nationwide survey by a celebrity magazine shows that nearly eighty percent of jewelry and gifts are purchased by men, with about seventy five percent of rings bought by men.
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Seciet
Onnate
Rings
Hale couple welcomes daughter Sherry Jean at Bluefield
Mr and Mrs R S Hale of 127 1 2 Willow street announce the birth of a daughter on June 19 at Blue field sanitarium. The newborn weighs seven pounds and is named Sherry Jean. Mrs Hale, formerly Dorothy Jean Beard of Bluefield Virginia, and Mr Hale, with Montgomery Ward and company, share the glad news.
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R. S. Hale
Willow Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
Sherry Jean
Betrothal of Miss Crenshaw to Mr Hallinger announced
Mrs W R Crenshaw entertained with a dessert bridge in honor of her daughter Mary Jane Crenshaw, who will wed Hiram Godfrey Hallinger of Jenkintown Pennsylvania on July 22. Guests numbered sixteen and prizes were awarded for bridge scores as tables featured white roses and wedding bell place cards.
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Miss Crenshaw
Mr. Hallinger
W. R. Crenshaw
Mary Jane
Hiram Godfrey Hallinger
William P. Hallinger
Jenkintown
Godfrey Mary Jane
Betty Jane Jones
Jackie Dickerson
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Gregory
Keystone-Northfork Club
Mercinale Pres RO
Sears
Stratford Fountain Pens
Gilliam
John Philip Tice
Emile Wesley Nichols
Logan
Americas
Goodykoontz Drug Store
MENT
Velmer
Andrew Atwell
Velmer Andrew Atwell, Jr
V. A. Atwell
Rogers Street
H. T. Cline
Anawalt
Billie Jean Cline
Aes
PTT Ca
Feder Street
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